写作 (xiězuò) means Writing (written works). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
写作 需要多读多练。
Xiězuò xūyào duō dú duō liàn.
Writing requires plenty of reading and practice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 写作
他正在 写作 业。
Tā zhèng zài xiě zuòyè.
He is doing his homework right now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 正
请围绕主题 写作 文。
Qǐng wéirào zhǔtí xiě zuòwén.
Please write your essay around the topic.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主题
序言里说明了 写作 的初衷。
Xùyán lǐ shuōmíng le xiězuò de chūzhōng.
The preface explains why the book was written.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 序言
这部小说的 写作 手法很新颖。
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de xiězuò shǒufǎ hěn xīnyǐng.
The writing technique of this novel is quite fresh.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手法
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Questions about 写作
How is 写作 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 写作 (xiězuò, "Writing (written works)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 写作 an HSK word?
Yes — 写作 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 写作?
The dictionary page for 写作 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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